Assassin's Creed is fastest-selling new IP since 2002

Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed has shot to the top of the UK all-formats charts and become the second fastest-selling new IP on an individual format behind 2002's The Getaway.

The Xbox 360 version of the game claims 67 per cent of sales, with the PlayStation 3 version taking the remaining 33 per cent. It also becomes the third fastest-selling Xbox 360 game within a weekly sales period.

we've had very few new IP's of any quality. its going like the movie business with money only be invested in games that guarantee a profit, sequals/re-makes. Halo 1,2,3 Halo Wars, Halo movie <-- shining example.

the ps3 is a shamble console with remakes upon remaked ffv/getaway/rachet and clank/tekken6/timecrysis4/ and so many more that th ps3 os a joke might douche u spassstic tard f off u fail only halo series ur cocraoch brain can think off we all kn 360 only makes new i.p twat

Stop typing jibberish you ignorant fanboy because PS3 has the most original IPs of the 3 consoles with: Resistance Motorstorm Eye of Judgement Uncharted Lair Heavenly Sword Warhawk (remade from PS1 12 years ago so it's new to most people) Folklore

Assasin's Creed just happens to be multiplatform and a sandbox type game which most gamers like, so it's going to sell well and this is only in the UK. When the Getaway(refers to the article) comes out exclusively for PS3 it's going to sell even better.

the same will be said for mass effect and uncharted. they all had mixed reviews but i think that they will be smash hits based on the attention that the developers have put into originality,story and making them as cinematic as possible.

ravinash mass effect has had 23 reviews 3 of thos range from 8.0/8.3/8.5 the other 20 eivews are 9+ not to mention the 10/10 from major game site while uncharted has like 10 reviews giving it 8.0/10 and the most it got is 9.0/10 just dotn feed the troll above

u trols disgree with me plz sow the ppl the link to gamer rankign or ,metercritic for both uncharted and masseffct and lets see if im lieing hHAHHAHAHAH DEAL WITH IT mass effect seems impossble to achive gues what it lived up tot he hype and is a great game beliv eu me pc gamers will take not and slowly but surely buy a 360 just for this game.

not surprised by the large 360 cut of the sales. Bigger install base tends to mean better software pick up. then again tbh ps3 users should be snapping this game up, i could list the number of great ps3 titles on one hand whearas the 360 has a larger number of games that'd please more people...for now

Its almost exactly the same ratio as the 360. Seeing that the 360 has approximately double the install base.

What I have found strange is that AC has not recieved any complaints from certain religious groups about being able to kill people on the Dome of the Roc. I would have expected to hear of AC being banned because of this.

Amazing and great news. It's good that we have a great new IP and it's better that it's selling well. Assassins FTW! Hope Mass Effect, Uncharted and Rock Band also meet the same great sales :) Great find and news. AC deserves to sell.

And this is also sadly more proof that a lot of Wii buyers are indeed non-gamers and people that buy lots of Wii Plays but when it comes to great games like Mario Galaxy, they don't care. Hope I'm wrong and Galaxy sales catch up though.

afterall this is a discussion forum.if i you disagree with a statement i made ,then correct me without reverting to name calling.yes overall scores have been high.but there have been some really bad reviews.some one after they posted the review by pc mag (or whatever is called)which gave mass effect 6/10 said he was not buying the game again.You guys talk as if i wish them doom.

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There we go, now the title of this article fits the gameplay of Assassin's Creed.

I completed it, the story was AWESOME except I hate when games leave endings blatantly open for sequels. It was an interesting set up though, one that if done correctly could make the next game truly revolutionary if they add the right gameplay mechanics and fix the ones that were broken in the first. They better have had learned the lesson on bugs and rushing development this time, I had the game crash on me over a dozen times especially near the end.